Emap announced yesterday that it is to dispose of 25 business magazines and directories, mainly in Germany and Switzerland, to Bertelsmann. The deal will be for £14.3m in cash. Shares in Emap held steady in the light of this news, falling just 1p to end at £11.14.Daily Mail & General Trust dipped below the £10… Continue reading Sharewatch
Sony is to launch a new digital set-top box in this country on 1 September. It will have a slimline design which it is hoped will appeal to image-concious consumers and will form part of Sky Digital’s free digibox and minidish offer.Steve Dowdle, deputy managing director and head of consumer products group for Sony UK,… Continue reading Sony To Launch New Slimline Digital Set Top Box
Greg Dyke, the director-general of the BBC, is expected to announce today that BBC1’s evening news will move from 9pm to 10pm. The plans have been revealed in a week when ITV has announced its intention to take legal measures against regulators the Independent Television Commission (ITC) regarding a ruling that ITN’s Nightly News must… Continue reading BBC May Move Nine O’Clock News To Ten
GWR group’s new media arm, ecast ventures (see GWR Group Launches New Internet Company), has invested £1 million in a media partner agreement with interactive business directory Countyweb.Simon Ward, commercial director of GWR Group and chief executive of ecast ventures said, “There are definite synergies between GWR’s radio brands, our new internet portal and Countyweb’s… Continue reading Ecast Invest £1million In Web-Based Business Directory
Wednesday night’s packed Media Research Group (MRG) Evening Meeting covered the issue of Interactive television, the future for BARB and direct response versus traditional research methods.The speakers were ‘Action Man’ Hugh Johnson, head of commercial marketing and research at Channel 4, Julian Dobinson, head of research at BSkyB and Karen Mayer, head of interactive TV… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting – Interactivity
Programmes George Orwell couldn’t possibly have foreseen that his 1949 literary classic 1984 would become the basis for commisioning editors’ great new programme ideas. With celebrity’s own personal hell being banished to Room 101 on BBC2, Channel 4 decided to use the book’s main protagonist Big Brother for its summer schedule.Already a big hit in… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – July 2000
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has appointed a director of marketing as part of its commitment to guiding advertisers to effective radio advertising. Piers Skinner will leave his post as senior marketing manager for Blockbuster in order to take up the position. He said, “As a huge fan of radio and the part it played… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Programmes George Orwell couldn’t possibly have foreseen that his 1949 literary classic 1984 would become the basis for commisioning editors’ great new programme ideas. With celebrity’s own personal hell being banished to Room 101 on BBC2, Channel 4 decided to use the book’s main protagonist Big Brother for its summer schedule.Already a big hit in… Continue reading TV Viewing Round Up – July 2000
TV advertisers may not be getting value for money if their advert is shown amongst the ‘clutter’ of too many on-air promotions (OAPs), sponsorship and programme end credits. A report just released by the Billett Consultancy has monitored the level of clutter on two major commercial TV channels for the first time and has made… Continue reading TV Clutter Is Reducing Value For Advertisers, Says Report
With the (occasionally) sunny days of August nearly over, the nights will soon be drawing in and the cold winds of autumn will take over from the equally nippy ones of summer. Having given us a reason to be indoors over the last few months with the morally questionable, ratings winning and highly addictive Big… Continue reading Channel Four Unveils Autumn Programming
